Anartia

I took the test and ended up as Illuminati. That means im cool by nature then?

arieste

i took the test and got illuminati, but i rather like dragon. I wonder if the whole thing is based on the weapon you choose. I prefer a gun to a blade, but otherwise pretty dragon

I honestly remain a Funcom fan. AO was amazing. AoC wasn't spectacular, but I honestly think it's PvE is better than most games out there and PvP i don't really like anywhere - which is the main reason i stopped playing shortly after 80 (that and my low end computer).

Their design philosophy in all the games seems to still strive for innovation unlike most MMO designers out there that are just happy to copy the existing WoW/EQ2 mold.

They do fail at stuff - no doubt about that. But at least they try stuff.

Being able to instantly kill a mob by pulling out it's heart and biting it will forever be one of my favourite MMO experiences.

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Argyuile

We must have been playing different games. My experience was more like this.


In case you can't tell, I've been trying to play Anarchy Online for the past three days. Here are some statistics I have compiled from the game since playing:

ERROR: Cannot connect to login server
34 times

ERROR: Playshifting failed: The server was unable to start the playfield 41 times

ERROR: Area change not initiated on server 29 times

ERROR: Server has timed out 58 times

ERROR: Game crash (AO error report) 7 times

Mission objective are completed, yet mission does not end 3 times

Fallen through world geometry and got trapped underneath / inside a building with no way out but to commit suicide 2 times

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arieste

Sorry to hear about that. I haven't played AO since I started EQ2 (except for a short monthlong return just to say hello) but i played it for 3 years prior to that and found it to be excellent. It was also quite stable when I played it. Of course back then - in the pre-WoW/EQ2 world - the expectation for technical excellence wasn't as high as it is now, but I had very few issues over they years. I know it had the worst launch in history, but after that it was pretty damn good.

When i went back to it for a month a couple of years ago, i went back on a "Froob" account and had not a single issue or crash, even though it was a brand new client on a PC that had never had it before.

Funny how AO, even 5 years ago had more advanced content generation than most games today. (i.e. Aliens would raid you city and the number and level of aliens was actually based on the number of people you had online in the guild. For the final raid mob of the attack, the boss that spawned was also randomly generated from a pool of mobs with different abilities. They had the same loot table, but it was great for keeping things fresh.) ah.. memories.

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Quickshank

Anytime I hear "Fast-paced realtime combat!" i get a little sick in my mouth. Other than that, the game looks like it'll have promise. bonus points for that vampire thing not being all sparkly and gay and shit.

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